Mild Monday in Central NY before cool weather settles in

Updated October 12, 2015 at 8:19 AM;Posted October 12, 2015 at 6:43 AM

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The nice weather from the weekend will persist into Monday as temperatures climb into the 70s. Much cooler and unsettled weather will move into Central NY starting Tuesday.
(John Berry | The Post-Standard)

Syracuse- The weather across Central New York on Monday will be about as nice as it gets for Columbus Day. However, Monday will be the only really nice day this week, as cooler, unsettled weather moves in.

The sun will shine brightly on Monday, with little in the way of clouds throughout the day. The wind will continue to blow out of the south, with a few gusts over 20 mph possible this afternoon. With the sun and southerly wind, temperatures should push above 70 degrees this afternoon. Syracuse should expect a high around 74 degrees.

A cold front will approach Central New York towards dawn on Tuesday with some showers and cooler air. While the best chance for rain will be during the morning hours, some scattered showers will remain in the area through Wednesday.

The 6-10 day Climate Prediction Center forecast calls for much cooler than normal temperatures across Central New York and New England next weekend and into early next week.NOAA Climate Prediction Center

Temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday will trend colder, with highs in the mid 60s Tuesday and mid 50s on Wednesday. Thursday may get a slight bump in temperature as some warm air tries to sneak in ahead of the next cold front, but highs will not get much past 60 degrees.

The next cold front on Friday will mean business, with plenty of rain, wind and cold air. In fact, some forecasts even call for some snow flakes in the air by the weekend. I would be a bit surprised to see that in Central New York, as the computer models this time of the year are almost always too aggressive to bring snow to the region.

Temperatures should return back to normal, or even slightly above normal levels after the weekend.